THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1951.
WEEK-END WOMANSENSE
London introduces the coolie coal, revised ver sloh the suit with two lives, in a new type cf material... several new Paris styles.... and a new way with
scarves,
Coolie Jackets And Two-way Suits
Q
varied coolie
assortment
HE short coolie coat
heads this
hats, week's fashion
news
By Dorothy Barkley
of
went
be jackets, kimonos, even man Cause its rich colours, darin pyjamas, worthy of
embroidery, and any Eastern pageant, Kay
usefulness
designers, general
have liners, made it the most
Lalked Chinese.” about style in town,
When the Chinese in fluence first swept through London fashions roughly a year ago, it left in its wake
s popularity. For day-to-
This grason, the westernising fr mandarin has been carried a stage further day wear, it is made in black
perhaps "wild Western" would
velvet. For Q grand cecasion, by neare
truth. the
Bright
the tuxedo fronts. colours (emerald and genjian are button back
used, with con- Mil- favourites) are
and turn up cuffs to reveal a rasting embroidery an collar and silver brocade lining, or castern cuffs, materials are rich, with 4 embroidery with all its serells,
pink prevalence of
and gold
and intricate patterns, the bades. river lames and black whirls,
traced in wool or sequins. The the velvet.
Transformation is as easy and as effective-as that. So the business girl with chorse to transform a black sweater and skirt for a cocktail party, the bridge-play: lar bridge, and everybody "white-lle" nights. Certainly, the ccclie jacked will be a favourite. 100, for sportswear, when it is weed, with matching made in
Some fashions, like brook, go on and on; westernising styles is one which likely to do this.
of eastern
seems
B of all this season's ver- sns of the coziie jacket is the "transformation" style, and this course, the main reason
The Princess Takes Her Wedding
Mink With Her
On
Her Tour
By EILEEN ASCROFT
ballet
company
ONE of the most expen- Canadian-amaican tour.
world today is a
Canadian
their
also not ambassadors several
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The ballerinas wild mink. It is also con- unofficial fushion sidered by many furriers to during their visit and
manufacturers have presented be the most beautiful.
them with clothes for the trip.
Princess Elizabeth
re-
ceived
one
from the wed- Canadian people as a
the Among these gifts are latest British rainwear. Solo dancer Stein Clare has chosen
ding present. She is taking black swagger-style, lined
it with her on her Canadian tour.
with Kelly green in
new
silky material that сал be cleaned without reproofing.
quality Abst
Present-day price for a
wild
Top-
mink
rul
is
Maryon Lane is taking coloured
claret-
utility gaberdins,
£6,000
100
with a dog-leash belt.
Pre-
Patricia Miller for
(including percent purchase Lax)
and Pauline war wild mink coats sald
Harrop have reversible black about £500 up to £1,000.
large Ranch
siceves. mink
which swaggers with coats.
with mid- in lined respectively been available have only
in are night-blue and gold, both any quantity since 1939,
the permanently cheaper about £3,000.
maleria
proofed
Romaya Austin has the most It was glamorous waterproof. designed as a bridal mac white satin, lined with taffeta.
*Luxury white`qothk
Between the two come most
pastel mulation minks.
mink (very fashionable this winter), mink,
the and white Juxury evening fur.
Average life of a good mink coat is about 20 years. Annual A upkeep
with
expensive, is
new
Multi-job woman
in
of
champion TTRACTIVE
the "not tog old at 40" campaign is secretary Mary roughly five guineas for clean- Hand. Brunette, blue-eyed. £5 for summer storage, elegant ('I like suits £5 for insurance, and tailormades for the office another remodelling every two or three years, which may cost anything
ing,
from £100 to £1,000.
About 120 skins are used in
a full coat and these are im
ported from Canada, Asnerica,
und, recently, from
VID.
Scandina-
The Princess's coat is one of
the world's loveliest furs.
It
has a small collar, large loose sleeves with cuffs and is calf-
length..
Other women who possess beautiful coats are Mme. Paul Dubonnet, the Maharane of Baroda, Mrs Stanhope Joel, and lm star Rita Hayworth.
His suede shoes
PRINCE PHILIP
does not
have the reputation of being outstandingly well-dressed, but he ha's
distinct siyle
of his own, which may start new fashions among Canadian males.
Roger Berkeley, writing this month in the. men's export paper Cloth and Clothes, comTI- ments on the Duke's love of suede, shots with sponge-zubber solos. He wears them on every possible occasion with country iweeds and lounge suits.. even wants black suede shoes with a dinner jacket.
The Prince does not
wear a hat; but sometimes
ORDERED, 120 TIMES, this black cocktail outfit has a cbovron-pleated taffeta skirt, black velvet bodice trimmed, with pink roses, and a éin. wide patent leather belt gathered into o 2ip. buckle. Buyers have at Just realised that "soporates" pre popular with women who like to interchange their clothes.
and no bits") Mrs Hand dives in a
for
hood, quilted lining, and kutted collar and cuffs.
TWO - LIFE SUITS
Another transformation trick comes in the sul with two lives. Wear it as a suil, severely cut in rich materials—one of the new siiver lames or bronze and grey flowered lames; or, if a dress is more ding for the occasion, wear the skirt with a halter-neck blouse lop, in black velvet. The line cf this type of suit is restrained: the waist is winy and moulded, hipline stiffened and curved. Other points to notice are the collar, slight basque and icose back pleats.
Paris fashions are already i spiring London designers, Barely six weeks after their appearance in the Paris collections, they are being shown in London-in
LEFT: Cocktail frock in black moss orepo, with a. fall of sequin leaves scattered from the bodice. It is purinered by. a large square of emerald green crepe, edged with a deep, black frlige.
RIGHT: Grey and silver lanie cocktail suit edged, with black silk braid The single-breasted jacket buttons low; It has a moulded waist and slightly stiffened basque. The skirt, hang- ing straight in the front, has unpressed plaats giving back- fullness.
Shoe-makers
come to the aid
of the party
by EILEEN ASCROFT
there are attractive
British materials, by British de- signers. In particular there is the Diar coat line with the broad belt placed high at the back on the yoke, almost shoulder-blade level, and the fullness increasing In magnificent folds beneath it. Jacques Fath's new sleeve style appears on every coal in one collection: cut on raglan tinos, is inset deeply in a triangular eo that the points of both shape, triangles almust meet in the cent tre of the back. Occasionally, this sleeve is accentuated further straw hats, canvas sandals and Reindeer," by
OR most women the first town
day of October is the "fatties" in tan and black lined signal to pack away sum with lamb's wool. mer cottons and bring warm Advance, Christmas shoe news top coats out of the back of includes novelty slippers for the wardrobe.
"Puddy, Tat" children, celled
the Red-Nosed and gift boxes of
It is sad to say goodbye to
and Rudolph
longer-skirted silit over a tertan.
making it in a different suntan oils. But autumn has its velvet or brocade mules, which
the material from coat. For fashion, consolations... a fuller, will sell for 30s, Ed., or 25s. in example, a black velour coat had velvet sleeves, and black
a mohair cost had black Persian canvas petticoat; one lamb sleeves.
new shaggy dog" hats, gay party shoes to go with a full- skirted calf-length frock.
PARIS DECEPTIVE
We couldn't help admiring, i
the of
Gold Leather.
Party feet ideas from
for the Christmas
New
Party shoes have never been York prettier. They are jewel-decked season include gold leather and small town flat with her hus- although it was a copy--from a
band, runs her own car, cooks style by Jacques Fath-the de- or huve-encrusted heels Pumps shoes, hand-tooled; and per- the dinner each evening after ceptive Parisian elegance of the daily maid has left and has green wool day dress with the are made of delicate crochet manently pleated nylon stock- mesh; others Bre hand-ings, which give a perfect fit found herself я job in a two rows of small buttons ex secretarial bureau where her ending from collar to hem, and embroidered in Italian designs, and are invisible in wear. special interest is trying to find the apron-introduced by Fath
Real Cinderella slippers give. the older woman a place in last season-now placed at the
of splintered. business.
back of the skirt instead of the the appearance front.
glass and can be bought plain or coloured or tinted to match. So women in Lendon, if they
49. extra. wish, can follow certain details a special frock, for
100 TIMES IN THREE WEEKS "buyers" have said. “Yes” to this Each black-tacked jersey dress. reason after the Parit collections London: wholesale, designers hald Hequ midson shows, Incorporat
ing top French fashion points. Among this winter's "Buyer (Favourites" or these two cocktail dresses,
often
in
to'
the country he has a cap match his tweed sult He also Hies top hats with formal dress, both silk and grey. For semi-format occasiona he carries a bowler, though he is. seldom seen wearing it.
tails Prince Philli clopses a deep evening bow Style notes winged collar. from recent pictures are the satin-covered buttons. Most of
With
histles are of slanting stripes. and favourite choles is a club
techol
English
Stilef criticisms from male dreas experts are (1) the Jacking half-inch of shirt cuff, (2) that he doesn't bother to show apucker handkerchief and (3) his dislike of wearing
Subsonal:
BASONAL Jublion slogan, played by a New furrier. Men don't We
at they cho
the
that was
.
"This prejudice thal many employers have against older women secretaries ridicu lous," says Mrs Hand. "I loses
is
a lot of experience to industry
and causes a shortage none should exist.
cf current Paris fashions, (though There are also matching hand- the choice is necessarily limited) bags.
where in a way which avoids com→→ plicated currency transactions
Mrs Kand herself does short- and the exorbitant prices of the hand at 200 words a minute couturiers across the Channel!
is 90.
Indian South
ELEGANCE
PORNBRAAKAGULUN
Good
White Satin
value. are
white satin. opera 'pumps (18s, Bt.), which can be dyed to match your frock.
and her typing speed She is travelled. experienced, charming. She has worked for famous names among many them Yehudi Menuhin, glass Montgomery, an Maharajah, and 3 American ambassador.
Looking ahead KNITWEAR manufacturers in the United States are not only choosing a 1951 "Sweater Girl." They are naming. "Miss casion, wear a fringed scarf, em- strap has replaced the old- broidered with sequins, on an fashioned ankle strap on most embroidered dress; emerald and models black are good colour partners For women who do not like. wearing winter overboots in for this
Dou-JEWEL embroidery is one of the pieces de resistance of fashion
Pretty all-day, shoes, which this season, Sequins, beads and rhinestones glitter from every can go on to a cocktail party, or type of dress and sult. Black out to dinner, are made of velvet cocktail sults have their
Bishari lizard In bright jewel shoulders encircled with Vic
Sweater Girl 1970 from pre- cocious four-year-olds.
(World Copyright Revived London: Exprays Seralet).
orlan jet and bobble embroidery, shades of topaz, emerald and skirts of evening dresses are rasby. Spangled with jewels. If dramps the desired keynote of the oc
The more graceful. halter
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